Jessie Clark
39 Anderson County 36
Jessie Clark was led today by Ryan Fucci and William Avery with
11 and nine points respectively. C. J. Penny led Anderson County
with 13 points. Jeremy Turpin and Justin Combs added eight
and seven points respectively.

Southern
44 East Jessamine 41Devon Williams led the victors with 14 points. Tayler Young
added 13 points including the winning three point basket with five seconds
remaining in the game. Quincy Richard led East Jessamine with 11
points and Zac Rains chipped in with seven points.

Clark 37
Winburn 29Patrick Bailey and Robert Hatton led Clark with 12 and eight
points respectively. Joe Fain led Winburn with 17 points.

Ockerman
55 Garrard County 36Andrew Brown and Steven McFarland led Ockerman with 24 and 15
points respectively. Austin Ray and Bradley Roy led Garrard
County with 11 and 10 points respectively.

King 50
Bryan Station 42Ward Dedman led King with 23 points. Bryan Station was led by Cory
Pinkston with 17 points including five three point goals. Jeremiah
Mabson chipped in with 10 points.

Elkhorn
52 Crawford 49Oakley Watkins led Elkhorn with 28 points. Taylor led
Crawford with 18 points including four three point baskets. Andrews
and Hayes added nine and eight points respectively.

Boyle County
38 Tates Creek 35Bret Marshall and Brennan Short led the victors with 10 and seven
points respectively. Brandon Watkins and Darris Walker led
Tates Creek with 12 and nine points respectively.

St. Joseph
53 Georgetown 51 (OT)Jacob Olberding led St. Joseph with 23 points and Chad Schadler
added 11 points. Nathan Wilson and David Marcum led
Georgetown with 16 and 10 points respectively.

Bardstown
65 Scott County 55
Bardstown was led by Jordan Hickman and Rashaun Phillips with 20
and 17 points respectively. Derek Warren and Richie Phares
led Scott County with 13 and 11 points respectively.

Virgie 53
Corbin 35
Virgie was led by Daniel Harmon and Ashley Hatfield with 18 and
13 points respectively. Kris Craig led Corbin with seven points.

June Buchanan
35 North Oldham 30Tate Cox and Garrison Collins led June Buchanan with 17 and nine
points respectively. Tyler Geers and Anthony Watson led
North Oldham 7th with six points each.

McNabb 58
Grant County 7th 34Nick Hendrix and Tyler Cundiff led the victors with 15 and 10
points respectively. Camron Reynolds led Grant County 7th with 17 points.

Grayson County
47 Louisville Wildcats 46Travis Johnston led Grayson County with 15 points. Tyler
Saltsman and Bennett Skaggs added eight points each. David
Glenn and James Clay led the Wildcats with 11 points each.

Jackson Street
58 South Floyd 31Harold Calhoun and Ridge Wilson led the victors with 15 and 10
points respectively. Chad Patrick and Morgan Mullins led
South Floyd with 12 and eight points respectively.

Henderson South
38 Pineville 14Blake Shelton led Henderson South with 13 points. James Strange
and Mikie Clifton led Pineville with five and four points respectively.

McNabb 36
Bryan Station 29Cody Groves led McNabb with 12 points. Cleveland Sturgis
and Jeremiah Mabson led Bryan Station with eight and six points respectively.

Madison
50 North Oldham 29Chase Bowling and Isaiah Kavanaugh led Madison with 13 and 11
points respectively. Wyatt Butler and Jason Segreti paced
North Oldham with seven and six points respectively.

June Buchanan
53 Grant County 7th 31Tate Cox led June Buchanan with 10 points. Shane Slone and Clark
Stepp added nine points each. Camron Reynolds led Grant County
7th with 18 points including four three point baskets.

King 38
Pineville 14Nick Reed led King with 21 points while Pineville was paced by Mark
Combs with nine points.

Lynn Camp
55 Scott County 45Sydney Wagner and Madison Johnson led Lynn Camp with 16 and 15
points respectively. Scott County was led by Casey Mingua with 14
points including four three point baskets. Derek Warren added with
12 points and Richie Phares chipped in with nine points.

Rose Hill
54 Crawford 44Dakotah Euton and Chad Jackson led the victors with 13 and 12
points respectively. Walker and Andrews led Crawford with
10 and nine points respectively.

Virgie 53
Garrard County 29Daniel Harmon and Taylor Newsome led Virgie with 18 and 12 points
respectively. Evan Preston led Garrard County with 12 points
including four three point baskets.

Bate 49
Graves County 45Derrick Henderson and Leonard Macon led Bate with 15 and 11
points respectively. Graves County was led by Josh Doggett and Cassidy
McAlpin with 25 and 10 points respectively.

Saturday February 26th Results

Round 2

Dorton

49

Georgetown

42

Ockerman

51

Morton

36

Jackson Street

61

McNabb

27

Corbin

46

Tates Creek

31

Madison

63

Grant County 8th

37

June Buchanan

33

Lexington Traditional

32

Carr Creek

49

E. J. Hayes

42

King

41

Southern

39

Mason County

77

Lynn Camp

41

Rose Hill

63

Whitley County

48

Bardstown

41

Louisville Wildcats

40

Leestown

63

Henderson South

26

Gray

44

Boyle County

30

Grayson County

48

Woodford County

29

Johnson County

52

St. Joseph

49

Virgie

50

Bate

30

Dorton 49
Georgetown 42
Dorton was led today by Logan Bryant and Elisha Justice with 12
and eight points respectively. Nathan Wilson led Georgetown with
17 points including three three point baskets. David Marcum
chipped in with eight points.

King 41
Southern 39Nick Reed led King with 11 points, while Nick Patterson and Ward
Dedman added nine and seven points respectively. Southern was paced
by Devon Williams and Venchezz Major with 15 and nine points respectively.

Mason County
77 Lynn Camp 41Russ Middleton led Mason County with 19 points including three three
point baskets. Terrance Breckenridge added 15 points. Joseph
Smith and Madison Johnson led Lynn Camp with 16 and 12 points respectively.

Rose Hill
63 Whitley County 48Dakotah Euton led Rose Hill with 19 points including three three point
baskets. Chad Jackson and Buzz Bush added 17 and 12 points
respectively. Whitley County was led by Lebanion with 14
points. Mikey Storms added 11 points including three three point baskets.

Bardstown
41 Louisville Wildcats 40Rashaun Phillips, Demarco Phillips, and Jordan Hickman led
Bardstown with 14, 13, and 10 points respectively. The Wildcats were led
by James Clay and David Glenn with 16 and 10 points respectively.

Leestown
63 Henderson South 26
Leestown was led by Nick Hudson with 18 points. Martaveous Mays,
Montell Morones, and Vince Sanford added 10, nine, and nine
points respectively. Eric Soaper and Jordan Gregory led Henderson
South with seven and six points respectively.

Gray 44
Boyle County 30Andy Ahern and Trent Maddox paced the victors with 12 and 11
points respectively. Bret Marshall led Boyle County with six
points while Ron Crutchfield and Jordan Aumiller added five points each.

Grayson County
48 Woodford County 29
Grayson County was led by Travis Johnston and Chris McCoy with 14
and 10 points respectively. Brett Pennington led Woodford County with eight points.

Virgie 43
Johnson County 20Ashley Hatfield led Virgie with 13 points. Daniel Harmon and
Taylor Newsome added 11 and nine points respectively. Ian Welch
and Joe Whitaker led Johnson County with eight and six points respectively.

Sunday February 27th Results

Tournament Round

Leestown

53

Mason County

37

Quarterfinal

Jackson Street

63

Dorton

60

Quarterfinal

Madison

50

Carr Creek

49

Quarterfinal

Virgie

37

Grayson County

24

Quarterfinal

Jackson Street

48

Madison

46

Semifinal

Virgie

52

Leestown

47

Semifinal

Virgie

35

Jackson Street

33

Championship

Leestown 53
Mason County 37 Quarterfinal
Leestown led 29-26 at halftime and pulled away in the second half,
outscoring Mason County 24-11 to take a 53-37 victory. Nick Hudson led
four Leestown players in double figures with 15 points. Marquis Clay,
Vince Sanford, and Martaveous Mays added 12, 11, and 11 points
respectively. Jeremy Thompson and Ryan Hamm led Mason
County with 12 and 11 points respectively, with each connecting on three three point baskets.

Jackson Street
63 Dorton 60 Quarterfinal
Jackson Street led 44-29 at the end of three quarters and weathered a
spirited Dorton rally in the final period to earn a 63-60 victory. Eric
Mosley led Jackson Streetwith 26 points. Ridge Wilson
and Harold Calhoun added 14 and 10 points respectively. Logan
Bryant led Dorton with 26 points respectively. Nathan Mullins chipped in with 10 points.

Madison 50
Carr Creek 49 Quarterfinal
Madison led 15-6 after the first quarter but Carr Creek fought back and
made it a battle before falling by a score of 50-49. Keshawn Simpson
led Madison with 20 points and Isaiah Kavanaugh chipped in with 12
points. Stuart Stamper paced Carr Creek with 14 points. Adam
Spencer and Zack Mullins added seven points each.

Virgie 37
Grayson County 24 Quarterfinal
Virgie raced out to a 10-4 first quarter lead on their way to a 37-24 victory
over Grayson County. Daniel Harmon and Ashley Hatfield led
Virgie with 12 and 10 points respectively. Grayson County was paced by Travis
Johnston with 13 points.

Virgie 52
Leestown 47 Semifinal
Virgie led 29-16 at halftime but Leestown rallied to pull within 4, 41-37,
at the end of three quarters. Leestown could not overtake Virgie and
the Eagles claimed a 52-47 victory. The victors were led by Ashley
Hatfield, Taylor Newsome, and Daniel Harmon with 18, 17, and
14 points respectively. Vince Sanford and Marquis Clay led
Leestown with 20 and 17 points respectively.

Virgie nipped Jackson Street 35-33 to capture the Middle School
Championship. This was an extremely close game with neither team holding
more than a four point lead. Virgie led 12-9 at the end of the first
quarter and 24-22 at the half. Virgie utilized some excellent interior
passing and was led by Taylor Newsome and Daniel Harmon with nine
and eight points respectively. Eric Mosley led Jackson Street in
the first half with eight points including two three point baskets.

Jackson Street pulled ahead 29-28 in the third quarter on a three point
basket by Dwayne Gordon, but Virgie regained the lead 30-29 at the end
of the quarter on a field goal by Taylor Newsome. Sam Tolliver
tied the game at 33 for Jackson Street with a field goal in the fourth quarter,
but Daniel Harmon responded with a basket to provide Virgie with the
winning margin.

*Tournament MVP Daniel Harmon set two records: career points in
middle school state tournament (169) and total points in one tournament
(100). He is also the first player to be named to the all-tournament team
twice (2003, 2005).

Conclusion

I have attempted to give a brief recap of each game played in this
tourney. I apologize in advance for any misspelled names or errors in
players’ heights or stats as I hurriedly transcribed stats from the
scorebooks. This report is meant to be an overview of the tourney and not
an instrument for ascertaining precise individual records.

Congratulations to Virgie for winning the championship and to both Jackson
Street and Virgie for providing us an excellent championship game. The records
of the teams advancing to the final eight were as follows: Dorton (35-8), Jackson Street (16-0), Madison
(32-0), Carr Creek (35-6), Mason County (29-0), Leestown (13-0), Grayson County
(34-2), and Virgie (36-1). Virgie utilized an excellent interior passing game and a strong defense to post
victories over Corbin, Garrard County, Bate, Johnson County, Grayson County, Leestown,
and Jackson Street in this tournament.

There were many fine teams and too many excellent players to mention them
all here. There was much thought put into selecting the All Tournament
Team but with only fifteen slots available, many fine players were left off the
team. Dakotah Euton (Rose Hill), Rashaun Phillips (Bardstown),
Nick Hudson (Leestown), and Chad Jackson (Rose Hill) are just a
few of the other players who impressed observers this week.

This was a well-balanced tourney field with several teams having a legitimate
shot at the title. The pipeline continues for high schools in the state
with many of these players destined to make their mark at the varsity level in
the near future. It is obvious from covering this event that the future
of basketball in Kentucky is extremely bright. The future of this event is also bright and the Kentucky Basketball
Academy will strive to improve this event each year.

Some of the past members of the All-Tournament Team who have moved on to
star at the varsity level in high school include Aaron Dunaway (Henry
Clay), Andrew Howard and Jay Ivey (Owensboro Catholic), Rodney
Haddix (Scott County), Ty Proffitt and Jordan Hammonds (South
Laurel), Jonathan Mackey (Scott County), and Clark Stepp (June Buchanan).

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the Kentucky Basketball Academy family including Terry
Hatton, Steve Hatton, Ken Farley, Mark Ogden, Sean Vinsel
(tournament director) and all the other workers. Attention is paid to
every detail in an attempt to make this a rewarding experience for all the
participants and spectators. Also, a special thanks to all the coaches
and parents who give so unselfishly of their time and money to follow these
young athletes around the state for various tournaments.

Any questions on this event should be directed to the Kentucky Basketball
Academy at 859-219-9272.